May-June Project: DESIRED RESULTS

Topic: Immigration

4.B.4b Use group discussion skills to assume leadership and participant roles within an assigned project or to reach a group goal.
4.B.4a Deliver planned informative and persuasive oral presentations using visual aids and contemporary technology as individuals and members of a group; demonstrate organization, clarity, vocabulary, credible and accurate supporting evidence.
5.A.5b Research, design and present a project to an academic, business or school community audience on a topic selected from among contemporary issues.
10.A.4c Predict from data using interpolation, extrapolation and trend lines, with and without the use of technology.
11.A.5e Report, display and defend the results of investigations to audiences that may include professionals and technical experts.
14.D.5 Interpret a variety of public policies and issues from the perspectives of different individuals and groups.
16.C.4c (US) Describe how American economic institutions were shaped by industrialists, union leaders and groups including Southern migrants, Dust Bowl refugees, agricultural workers from Mexico and female workers since 1914.

that the immigration struggle extends beyond the Latino community
that we are part of a historical struggle for social justice, and that immigration is a major injustice to fight right now
that there are different viewpoints (“different eyes see different things”)
causes as to why people and groups immigrate to the United States
contributions of immigrants to the United States (e.g., culture, economics, politics)

Key terms (immigration, globalization, NAFTA, citizenship, deportation, VISA, civil liberties)
Process of applying for citizenship
How other immigrant groups (past and present) address their struggle
Current actions on the immigration front
Issues and problems surrounding your particular issue (including data and statistics)
Causes behind the particular problem you are studying
Effects and environmental consequences of the immigration crisis